The Principles of Comparative Philology (Classic Reprint)

Bücher

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from The Principles of Comparative PhilologyThe substance of the first eight of the following chapters was originally delivered in the form of lectures at Oxford in the early part of 1873. The last chapter is a subsequent addition which should strictly be regarded as an appendix of the first. The detailed treatment of a single philological principle in it is so disproportionate to the general plan of the book, that its introduction can only be defended on the double ground of the great and far reaching in¿uence of analogy, and the scant attention it has hitherto received. In tracing its action, I have had to review all the various parts of the science of language, and practical illustrations of this kind may be more efficacious than pages of abstract argument, in showing clearly what I believe to be comprehended within the limits of Glottology, and in summing up the results I have tried to make good in the preceding chapters.For the Sphere and subject-matter of Comparative Philology are very liable to be unduly narrowed. The danger lies not so much with the followers ofxviii preface To first edition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.